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Debt Equity

Financial Lessons from The COVID Crisis

Some or the other part of the world has always been facing crisis in some form or other. There have been events in the past which have affected the whole world at the same time. COVID Crisis is however unique to have affected almost every human being in some form or the other. Strikingly it […]

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Equity

Markets are High- Should you Book Profits?

As I write this, both NIFTY and SENSEX are close to an all-time high. Whenever the financial market is high, there are only three directions for its subsequent movement. First, it can go higher from present levels.  Second, it might remain at current levels and stabilize.  Or third, it might go to lower levels. Many […]

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Debt Investment

Understanding Debt Investment

We keep hearing and reading about the terms Debt & Equity in all financial conversations. Most of us assume a meaning of our own understanding and end up in mixing the two categories of investment. While interacting with several friends I realized that this lack of clarity causes doubts while choosing from diverse options. This […]

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Debt Equity Investment

Mutual Funds, Shares, and Derivatives- What is Common, and What is Different.

Whenever, we talk of investments, the most common instruments which come to mind are Mutual Funds, Shares or Derivatives (Options and Futures). Despite all having the same underlying asset, ie Shares, all the three sub classes are unique in their characteristics. And therefore they demand different treatment. It is a great folly when we tend […]

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Equity

25 Types of Equity-Oriented Mutual Funds. Which One Suits You ?

When one thinks of investing into Mutual Funds, he encounters a wide spectrum of choices. Equity Funds are an important element as part of the overall asset diversification. Each type of Equity Fund has a peculiar composition of its underlying assets and therefore it is important to pick the right type as per individual investment […]